Telegram-herald., 1887-03-13


inaoeeAts Yea tAs Ing bak BE-
ta~en nls ana tAs rOb4er II uay aizasG2ds
Lsa sisA ser
q 81 Let lave Aer connected with tins
altar Is sET ~aY, cTies MlLcen1. Acrlg,
tears In her eyes. +" In seskrg fsr yosF
missing Aax yea Vii issFiL1llate hes,
and tefTfy Eer and make her Wretehed.
Alt she las hAa Dol1ias ~ % slth II.
Has She
-he turns almost deGzrtly upon Nzssa-
rsene, who up CO lAis has been silent.
'-D0 yoa thiak she hzs''
"A Thousand tlmes no declares he
gently. Mss RocAe and deceit q any
kidd seem % me as far apart As the pales.
lI stands - reason. TO, that 81 she lad
known anything - the lCst diamonds, she
would hardly have worn them here.
He - 20 earnest, - eager lu his speech,
that Mllicent. with her eyes flli OF tears,
LAYS her hand ca his This act repays
htm for many things, and makes him
tfebiy Madness friend And his argu-
meat, too goes home to Lady Nalw0rth,
So that two ezIlses are galned. II ths
latter had ever permltged herself 20 have
any doubts. they now vanish into moth
irgpess, and only Nadine pale. pure face
rises before her. on such lace no guilt
could lie,
''Ms dear, | meant nothfng-nothing,
80 far as Nadine IS concerned f' she cries
"a agitation; but. OF course. il is only
natural that should desire the return OF
my diamonds-Sir Thomas diamonds II
Nadine can help ne 10 solution Of this
Giihculty, l shall forever hold her in my
debt
WHO gave this cross 20 her" asks
Mlrent suddenly. II a lttic ooldiy.
.Ihe man - whom she is engaged.
Paul Annerley she called him. The man
she is gong 20 marry"
"You present him 10 me in the light Of
either Z dupc or swinG!or.N
"A dupe, most probably. He may,
however, be of use TO us in the discovery
o. the missing stones"
"It VIII distress Nadine very much 20
have her lover accused OF being an out
slider IN this affair -
4 do rot see that" SAYS Nsss6rcene.
quickly, who is es honest as he is fulfilled
Of love. IF he can lead Justice 70 is ends,
why should he not BE- usods Miss Roche,
l am sure, would be the verv last 70 pre-
vent that: and so, when YOU come 70 think
Of it'-loOking az would
you"
be tcgsed now Not tonight. To-mor-
row night perhaps, when the ball is over
but rot before"
'As you viii, d" says Lady valworth,
with a sigh
she would have liked TO, speak with
Nadine now az once. SIS il conspiracy"
asks Duran, coming up az this moment
and touching Lady VslwoTth lightly on
the arm. "Iou all look so soleran-oven
Miss Grey, who, as a rule, is gay as spring
/ time -
OH exclairns Millicent; sit is this
curious sffoir," she goes or; "auntie
/ imagines she has seen tonight some Of
/ her lost diamonds. And where do you
thinks'
"In the servants' hall''' suggests he,
laughing
mo. Here. In this very room, worn
by ono Of her guests "
"Trapossiblen' Something IN her tone
removes the smile from Duran's lips. 10
turns 70 Lady Yalworth. "a guestF' he
SAYS.
"aiillicent is indiscreet, " hesitstcs Lady
+ NalvoTth. casting a rcproschiul glance at
her niece
/ Not that; only little angry, " returns
Millicent. with rather tre-nulous smile.
"And why should what you have told Us
be hidden Way. after all, are We %
whisper Of it in coners' We almost con-
/ denim ler Ia 50 doing"
/ Condemn WAos'' exc,aims Duran
sharply.
Instinct, love, what you viii, has led
( him 20 G knowledge ~ the truth.
+ Nadine, . replies Lady valworth in q
4 low tons, her eyes lowered.
'sWho hcs dared He checks him
/ self abruptly b. N EFFORT that renders his
| face ga white and cold as marble. 'Iou
| can scarcely ellude % Miss ROche when
speaking OF this matter, - be goes on, with
a lGhcred attempt e appear calm.
/ "Of Nadine Yes Pat II IS Al a mis-
take" says Miii'ceut. Lady VElworth
I has seen = diamond cross sro-nd her
neck But one cross Of that sort is so like
/ another. for ny part feel sure Il r. q
mere coincidence. ''Ir f. q point on
which 70 doubt should be allowed 70 rest
even for q moment" " declares Duran. bis
4 brow dsrkeuing. IIc looks round him.
I Miss Roche s. AZ tho other end Of he
I room. N.U you permit i1e 20 bring her
+ here, Lady VolwOrth. and let YOU have a
( closer examination o. this Cr1ssf You,
I zoo. Mss Greys You know - cross fra
/ cues oa}' Il have seen it.ycs. says
I MlHceut. slowly. u you think it bet
/ ter 20 lift this doubt from Indy Val
7 worfh's mind so-hgir- Nadine here. Bat
upon one thing .nsi sf''-fxiay her eyes
/ frst on him nui fhcu CA h,r aunt -rith ga
/ imperious <.Gnce-.-tha- no thought of
/ orr suspicion IS betrayed 70 Nadine.
+ VII not hafr her hrrf-o.fcndel '--
She hrraSs OF abruptly ~hc is aEi-
4 n e1 arl ncr t4res arc sruu hIea Could